Hello! Today, I am delighted to be participating in a blog hop along with other papercrafters sharing projects created with the Spellbinders August 2020 Club Subscriptions. You should have reached me from the blog of Michelle Short. (The entire list of participants is included at the end of my post.) For the hop, I created CAS, Christmas-themed cards showcasing the August Small Die of the Month kit from Spellbinders – “Sitting Pretty.”
To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 3 lucky blog readers, selected from the comments on the Spellbinders blog. Hop along for additional chances to win. Giveaway closes Sunday, August 30, 11:59 pm EDT. The winner will be announced in the blog hop post the following Tuesday. The winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties and taxes.
Additionally, I will draw a winner to receive a $25 gift certificate from commenters on my blog. The deadline to comment is Thursday, August 27, 9:00 pm PDT. Please note: store credit (gift certificate) cannot be applied to Club Subscriptions. Store credit can be applied to shop past Club products, Club extras, and regular releases.
Let’s take a look at the cards I created for the hop! (I shared another card created with the August Small Die of the Month kit in this post.)
My first card was created with a traditional color scheme of red, green, and gold.
- I cut two of the shapes in the the August Small Die of the Month kit from gold foil cardstock (each four times).
- I cut green cardstock with one of the dies, four times, to create an inlay on four of the shapes.
- I cut the center medallion from gold foil cardstock.
- I glimmer-foiled the Holiday Sentiments Series 2 sentiment in Matte Gold on white cardstock and cut it with the die in the sentiment set.
- I adhered the eight pieces around the center medallion on a red cardstock square measuring 4 1/2″. I adhered the sentiment strip to the center.
- I added the assembly to a Brush Gold card base measuring 4 5/8″ square.
On my second card, I used a non-traditional color scheme of red, light teal, white, and silver.
- I cut one of the Small Die of the Month set’s shapes six times, three times from a light teal and three times from white cardstock.
- I swapped the centers so that the inlay piece was the opposite color of the outline.
- I adhered the shapes to red cardstock dry-embossed with the Falala folder.
- I glimmer-foiled the Holiday Sentiments Series 2 sentiment in Matte Silver and cut it with its corresponding die.
- I added the sentiment to the panel and the assembly to a 4 1/4″ square white card base.
Thanks for visiting. Head next to the blog of Hussena Calcuttawala. See entire blog hop list after the supply list.
Blog Hop List:
Spellbinders Blog
Nichol Spohr
Tina Smith
Carrie Rhoades
Bibi Cameron
Jenny Colacicco
Laurie Willison
Joy Baldwin
Michelle Short
Jean Manis
Hussena Calcuttawala
Jill Hilliard
Virginia Lu
Ilina Crouse
Varada Sharma
Henriëtte van Mierlo
Oh Jean, these are all so pretty. Really versatile too…good job s howing these off so beautifully.
Great cards. Well done.
Beautiful cards!
so many great card ideas thank you for sharing
I don’t know which one I like the most! That Falala background is just perfect. Really fun cards!
Really pretty Christmas cards. Love this die set!
That small die set looks like a fun one, Jean – just love the snowflakes you created with the inlaying!! My fave is the red & pool – great combo!!
Your cards are so creative but beautifully simple and clean! Thanks for the inspiration.
Beautiful Christmas cards!
Awesome cards!
Both the cards look so festive. Live the dry embossed background.
Love these cards.D
I REALLY LIKE HOW YOU SUED THE DIES TO MAKE CHRISTMAS CARDS. THEY LOOK JUST WONDERFUL. I LIKE THE DIFFERENT COLORS YOU CHOSE, TOO.
Cool
These cards are gorgeous! Thanks for sharing them.
I love this hop….I’m seeing a bunch of bloggers I’ve never seen before. Will have to save them to my list for inspiration. Great cards
Beautiful!
Such elegant Christmas cards! Beautiful color combos!
Wonderful Christmas cards!
Gorgeous Christmas cards! You are so very talented! I really love the color combinations too!
Wow! Your cards ar so beautiful.
Love the beautiful color combos and traditional Christmas cards!
Your cards are stunning. I like the layouts.
So pretty! Great colors!
Looks like Christmas has come early!!😍 love the gorgeous bright christmas colors with the small die of the month. Your cards are just so gorgeous!
Love the designs and color combos with these pretty dies! Beautiful holiday cards!
Cute cards!!
Beautiful cards. I love all the inspiration I get from these blog hops!
Love both cards. Color combinations are super. Great. Job. Thank you for sharing.
beautiful cards – thanks for sharing
Oh how wonderful!!! I love the rich colors especially the red and gold! Great looking cards! Spectacular!
Great cards. Love your layout. TFS
Very Creative!
Thanks for sharing!!!
Soooooooo pretty!!🥰
Lovely cards,
Getting great inspiration for the small die of the month! This looks like a lot of fun to use…can’t wait to try it! TYFS!
Wonderful cards. I love how you used the die cut pieces to create a wreath geometric pattern.
Beautiful Christmas cards! Amazing!
Lovely designs for your Christmas cards, my fave is the pretty blue and red. Thanks for sharing this inspiration with these fun products.
What beautiful, festive cards! I love the red backgrounds!
Wonderful cards. Love this die kit — so many possibilities.
Amazing what you created with 2 small dies! Love the Christmas theme. I can feel Fall in the air-so this is the time to start making holiday cards.
Such FUN Cards Jean!! I LOVE the BOLD Colors and Designs!! THANKS SO MUCH for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!!
I like your festive holiday cards.
I love this inlaid look with the small die, and the different looks you achieved with the christmas-y and winter-y color variations. Brilliant!
Something simple enough that I can do it while watching TV. I think I’ll make up a bunch of these for my donation pile.
Beautiful Christmas cards!! Thanks for the inspiration.
Nice design combinaitons for the dies. I like the ideas for use. I like the background.
Gorgeous! I never would have thought to use light teal with red, but it works. I love how used different shapes to create the wreaths. Thanks for inspiring me.
Amazing Christmas cards love both of these cards and love everything that you used to put this cards together
Enjoyed seeing the Fa La La folder – I often don’t think to emboss the background, which can make the card!